Anish Giri: 'People are taking the World Champion title too seriously'
Dutch no. 1 Anish Giri was in fine form when he played Banter Blitz yesterday, both with his blitz chess – he won all 16 games against chess24 users – and with his banter, where topics ranged from humour in chess to the likely future World Chess Champion and whether the title still matters. It’s “a golden era of Banter Blitz”, as Anish said, and today, to mark chess24’s 7th Birthday, we’ve got Hand and Brain shows with Radjabov & Giri and Nepomniachtchi & Dubov, as well as a special show with chess24’s own Jan Gustafsson and Laurent Fressinet.
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Tata Steel 12: Firouzja’s miracle save delays Giri
Anish Giri was close to securing the 1st Dutch victory in Wijk aan Zee in 36 years when he reached an overwhelming ending against 17-year-old Alireza Firouzja. If he'd won he’d need only a draw in the final round to be certain of...
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Tata Steel 11: Carlsen can’t stop Giri
Anish Giri remains the sole leader of the Tata Steel Masters with two rounds to go after a relatively comfortable draw with the black pieces against Magnus Carlsen left the World Champion all but out of contention to win an 8th t...
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Tata Steel 10: Giri leads before Carlsen showdown
Anish Giri took the sole lead in the 2021 Tata Steel Masters with 3 rounds to go after ending a long grind against Radek Wojtaszek with a killer tactic. On Friday the Dutch no. 1 plays Black against Magnus Carlsen, who blundered ...
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Magnus Carlsen tops 16-player Opera Euro Rapid line-up
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Tata Steel 9: Carlsen, Caruana & Giri all win
Fabiano Caruana and Anish Giri caught Alireza Firouzja in the Tata Steel Masters lead after beating Radek Wojtaszek and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave respectively in Round 9. While Fabi won in unconventional but convincing style, Anish ...
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Nakamura casts doubt on whether GCT will take place
The world's no. 1 ranked blitz player Hikaru Nakamura opens up about his Grand Chess Tour absence, casts doubt on whether the five events will take place at all in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and states his belief that the f...
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Tata Steel 8: Esipenko crushes Carlsen | Firouzja top
“I think it’s one of the best days in my life,” said Russian Grandmaster Andrey Esipenko after playing a near flawless game to defeat World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen. In one of the biggest shocks in Wijk aan Zee since 16-year...
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Tata Steel 7: Fabi, Alireza, Anish & Jorden lead
Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, Anish Giri and Jorden van Foreest all won to lead the 2021 Tata Steel Chess Masters in Wijk aan Zee after an explosive 7th round that also saw 18-year-old Andrey Esipenko beat Radek Wojtaszek wi...
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Tata Steel 6: Magnus miss as Firouzja & Van Foreest strike
Magnus Carlsen made the mistake of rushing in his opponent’s time trouble as he missed a win against Jan-Krzysztof Duda in Round 6 of the Tata Steel Masters. None of the other frontrunners could find a win either, allowing Alirez...
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